"I miss writing code" (and what that means for your team)

Your senior dev feels sad about AI doing the typing. Here's what that signal means and what you need to do about it.

Your team wants more 1:1s (here's why they matter)

Why your team asks for more 1:1s every year, and how to make your first one with a new team member count.

The stakeholder I missed (and how to avoid my mistake)

Finance owned the budget. Non-technical teams had veto power. I saw neither coming. Here's a 4-step process to avoid that.

How to Reject Candidates Without Being Cruel